That is to say, theory has certain ambitions to a totalization of what can be thought that resembles or rivals philosophy.

也就是说，理论探讨的问题,与哲学相似或相媲美,而且倾向于把它完整化。

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and we had similar teams that we cheered for, we were also rivals.

我们喜欢同样的球队，我们也有针锋相对的时候。

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Thrasymachus We will also see Thrasymachus, a cynical intellectual who rivals Socrates as an educator of future leaders and statesmen.

我们还会读到，一位愤世嫉俗的的学者,挑战苏格拉底,身为未来领袖及政治家教育者的角色。

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They start getting into the Mediterranean and that scares the hell out of their commercial rivals.

他们开始进入了地中海地区,而这一举动把他们的竞争对手也吓得够呛

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